UPF in rankings
Times Higher Education Young University Ranking (2023)
- 1stSpanish university
- 18thBest young university in the world
Transparency Report (2023)
- 95% rate of compliance
- 53points out of 56
Overall results
2nd Spanish university (positioned at 176th worldwide, 79th in Europe) in 2024+
18th Highest ranked university in the world among those under 50 years of age (1st in Spain and 10th in Europe) in 2023+
Among the 300 top universities in the world for impact in relation to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, in 2024+
6th Spanish university (127th in Europe and 310th worldwide) in 2024 +
Among the top 301-400 worldwide in 2024 +
1st Spanish university and 4th in Europe in 2022 +
4th Spanish university (109th in Europe and 269th worldwide) in 2024 +
1st Spanish university (51th in Europe and 117th worldwide) with a percentage of articles published among the 10% most cited considering all scientific fields together between 2019 and 2022 (according to CWTS Leiden Ranking 2024) +
2nd Spanish university in 2024 (1st since 2013) +
6th Spanish university in terms of performance in 2024 +
8 of the 13 undergraduate courses evaluated are ranked among the Top 5 in 2024 +
Results by fields of knowledge
Political and Social Sciences
| political sciences | #top 75 (ARWU 2024) and 1st in Spain |
| politics and international studies | #top 100 (QS 2024) and 1st in Spain |
| social policy & administration | #top 100 (QS 2024) and 1st in Spain |
| social sciences and management | #108 (QS 2024) |
| sociology | #top 150 (QS 2024) |
| social sciences | #top 175 (THE 2024) and 3rd in Spain |
Communication
| communication | #top 75 (ARWU 2024) and 1st in Spain |
| communication and media studies | #top 100 (QS 2024) and 2nd in Spain |
| social sciences and management | #108 (QS 2024) |
| social sciences | #top 175 (THE 2024) and 3rd in Spain |
Law
| law | #98 (THE 2024) and 2nd in Spain | |
| social sciences and management | #108 (QS 2024) | |
| law | #top 150 (QS 2024) |
Economics and Business
| economics | #28 (QS 2024) and 1st in Spain |
| economics | #46 (ARWU 2024) and 1st in Spain |
| economics and business | #93 (THE 2024) and 2nd in Spain |
| accounting and finance | #100 (QS 2024) |
| social sciences and management | #108 (QS 2024) |
| statistics | #top 150 (ARWU 2024) and 1st in Spain |
| economics and business | #179 (US News 2024) |
Engineering and ICT
| physical sciences and engineering | #88 (Leiden 2024) and 1st in Spain |
| biotechnology | #top 150 (ARWU 2024) and 2nd in Spain |
| neuroscience and behavior | #153 (US News 2024) |
Humanities
| arts and humanities | #top 150 (THE 2024) |
| arts and humanities | #191 (US News 2024) |
| arts and humanities | #197 (QS 2024) |
| philosophy | #top 200 (QS 2024) |
| arqueologia | #top 200 (QS 2024) |
Medicine and Life Sciences
| life and earth sciences | #14 (Leiden 2024) and 1st in Spain | |
| public, environmental & occupational health | #50 (US News 2024) | |
| molecular biology and genetics | #81 (US News 2024) | |
| cell biology | #134 (US News 2024) | |
| biotechnology | #top 150 (ARWU 2024) and 2nd in Spain | |
| neuroscience and behavior | #153 (US News 2024) | |
| biomedical and health sciences | #174 (Leiden 2024) and 3rd in Spain | |
| biology and biochemistry | #187 (US News 2024) | |
| biological sciences | #top 200 (ARWU 2024) & 3rd in Spain | |
| public health | #top 200 (ARWU 2024) |
Translation and Language Sciences
| linguistics | #top 150 (QS 2024) |
| arts and humanities | #top 150 (THE 2024) |
| arts and humanities | #197 (QS 2024) |
| modern languages | #top 200 (QS 2024) |
- Results are presented by disciplines, fields of knowledge or both, as stated in each ranking. Disciplines are specific while fields of knowledge are composed of one or more disciplines.
- The list only includes up to the top 200 in the world and top 3 in Spain.
- Sigles: ARWU (Academic Ranking of World Universities), Leiden (CWTS Leiden Ranking), QS (QS World University Rankings), THE (THE World University Rankings) i US News (US News World & Report Best Global Universities Rankings).